Diddy’s Lawyers Say They’re ‘Not Nearly Done Fighting’ After Trial Win

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team held a press conference outside of court following the trial.

“I want to thank my client Sean Combs for trusting us. Myself and everybody here, this incredible dream team that he put together,” Teny Geragos said on Wednesday, July 2, outside the New York City courthouse. “Without him, we would not be able to do this. He is incredible, and I want to thank him.”

Geragos also expressed her gratitude to the jury for “putting such great care” into the case by showing up “early every single day.” She also thanked the judge and the staff at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Diddy, 55, has been held following his September 2024 arrest after having bail rejected four times by Judge Arun Subramanian.

“Despite the terrible conditions at the MDC, I want to thank the good people who work there who ensured that we had a sufficient amount of time to prepare for trial,” she continued. “It is extremely difficult to prepare for a federal case in the conditions at the MDC, and they did everything they could to make that happen.”

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Geragos finished up her remarks by maintaining Diddy’s innocence, which they’ve done since taking his case.

“Sean Combs has not sexually assaulted anybody, I’ve been saying this for months,” she said. “We’ve said this with each lawsuit that came out, and today that was proven true.”

Nicole Westmoreland and Brian Steel echoed similar sentiments.

“I want to thank you all for being here and writing truthfully about a man wrongly tried for most of the crimes,” Steel said.

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Westmoreland added that Diddy “battled for his freedom” and “for his innocence.”

The press conference ended with Marc Agnifilo, who has been one of Diddy’s main attorneys.

“Today’s a great victory,” Agnifilo said. “It’s a great victory for Sean Combs, it’s a great victory for the jury system.

He added, “We are not nearly done fighting. We are just getting started.”

Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. The disgraced music mogul denied all the allegations against him and pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Agnifilo said in a statement at the time. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Diddy’s trial began in May and, after weeks of testimony, came to an end on Wednesday. After days of deliberation, the jury acquitted Diddy on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. However, the rapper was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years total.

After the verdicts were read, Agnifilo asked the judge for Diddy’s immediate release so he could return to his Miami Beach home on Star Island. The judge later ruled that Diddy should remain in custody while awaiting sentencing, which will be decided on October 3.

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